Sociology 2266A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Longitudinal Study, Pyramid Scheme, Donald Cressey
11 Dec 2016
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3 key sociological explanations for crime: crime is the result of the individuals location in the structure of society, crime is the end product of various social processes (socialization, crime is the product of class struggle. Explain crime by reference to the economic and social arrangements of society: capitalist world fuelled by competition. View members of disadvantaged groups more likely to commit crime. Ecological approach, looking at the environment people are born into. Comes from the chicago school ( rst real criminological department to exist) Social disorganization theory: sees society as an organism and crime and deviance as a disease, if you x the environment you can cure the disease. Social disorganization when society experiences change often or disorganization. Social ecology attempting to link the human to the communal and structural conditions: e. g. , the outcome of ducklings in a beautiful pond vs a toxin infested pond.
